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The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective

5.0

—“to be good, all i ever needed was to be loved for myself.”

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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3.75

Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

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dark reflective medium-paced

4.25

Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

—“it’s the light inside the people that makes it seem bright. it must be. isn’t that why you wish you could be in there with them, or feel like you want to go home?”

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

—“that’s why it’s important to keep your distance from people who have frigid breath. just their presence can put out the most intense fire…if we stay a good distance away from these people, it’s easier to protect ourselves from being extinguished.”

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

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3.75

—america i've given you all and now i'm nothing.

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

—i found myself resisting, and wrestling with the fact that something had happened to me. i say something because i was reluctant to use the word love—the word splashed over me like cold water, and made me catch my breath and shake myself.

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

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reflective medium-paced